Given name · also Turkish
Shefqet
“compassion, solicitude”
Shefqet is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shefqet goes back to Arabic شَفَقَة, meaning “compassion, solicitude.”
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Where it comes from
Shefqet comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish شفقة (Şevket), from Arabic شَفَقَة (“compassion, solicitude”); its root is Arabic ش ف ق.
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Shefqet’s family of names
Shefqet has a related form in SHEFKET.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shefqet
- Shefqet VërlaciAlbanian prime minister (1877-1946)
- Shefqet Krasniqiislamic jurist, mufti and authorborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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